Korean J Hematol 2005; 40(3):
Published online September 30, 2005
https://doi.org/10.5045/kjh.2005.40.3.188
© The Korean Society of Hematology
유영진, 김현수, 박영정, 엄흥식, 최상봉, 이반석, 김성록, 한태희
인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원, 내과, 진단검사의학과
Thalidomide is an anti-angiogenic agent widely used in patients with multiple myeloma. The response to therapy is commonly monitored using serum and/or urine M protein, as these are known to reflect the tumor burden. Although extramedullary plasmacytomas are tissues with high neovascularization, it has been suggested in some reports that the response to thalidomide in these patients may be inferior, despite changes in the serum M protein level. Herein, we report the case of a patient who newly developed hepatosplenic extramedullary plasmacytoma, despite reduction in the serum M protein level following thalidomide treatment.
Keywords Thalidomide, Multiple myeloma, Extramedullary plasmacytoma
Korean J Hematol 2005; 40(3): 188-191
Published online September 30, 2005 https://doi.org/10.5045/kjh.2005.40.3.188
Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.
유영진, 김현수, 박영정, 엄흥식, 최상봉, 이반석, 김성록, 한태희
인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원, 내과, 진단검사의학과
Young Jin Yuh, Hyun Su Kim, Young Jung Park, Heung Sik Um, Sang Bong Choi, Ban Suck Lee, Sung Rok Kim, Tae Hee Han
Departments of, Internal Medicine and, Laboratory Medicine, Sanggyepaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Thalidomide is an anti-angiogenic agent widely used in patients with multiple myeloma. The response to therapy is commonly monitored using serum and/or urine M protein, as these are known to reflect the tumor burden. Although extramedullary plasmacytomas are tissues with high neovascularization, it has been suggested in some reports that the response to thalidomide in these patients may be inferior, despite changes in the serum M protein level. Herein, we report the case of a patient who newly developed hepatosplenic extramedullary plasmacytoma, despite reduction in the serum M protein level following thalidomide treatment.
Keywords: Thalidomide, Multiple myeloma, Extramedullary plasmacytoma
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